INTEGRAL catches an exceptional bright outburst from the HMXB XTE J1855-026

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X-Ray, Gamma Ray, Neutron Stars, Transients

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During the observation of the inner Galactic disc (PI Georg Weidenspointner) that were performed between 2010-03-12 14:56 and 2010-03-14 23:04 (UTC), the Integral Burst Alert System (IBAS; Mereghetti et al. A&A, 411, L291, 2003) detected a bright flare form the Supergiant High Mass X-ray Binary XTE J1855-026 (Corbet & Mukai, ApJ 577, 923, 2002, Negueruela et al. 2008, ATEL #1876 ).

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